menu_open Columnists
Omar Rashid

Omar Rashid

The Hindu

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

One Pistol, Two Crimes: How a ‘Fake Encounter’ by UP Police Fell Apart in Court

tuesday 30

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Rs 10-Lakh Bonds, Notices for Silent Protests: UP Is Cracking Down on All Criticism of Waqf Act Amendments

07.04.2025 5

The Wire

Omar Rashid

ABVP Says 2 Questions 'Anti-National', UP Professor Barred for Life from Setting Exam Papers

05.04.2025 30

The Wire

Omar Rashid

A Muslim Woman is Imprisoned in UP for Allegedly Asking a Minor Hindu Girl to Observe Roza

04.04.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Wife of IAF Civil Engineer Murdered Inside High Security Military Zone in UP Alleges Conspiracy

03.04.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Gorakhpur, Gorakhnath and Gorkha: Decoding Yogi's Nepal Connection

27.03.2025 9

The Wire

Omar Rashid

UP Police Arrest Sambhal Mosque Chairperson Who Was to Testify Before Judicial Commission

24.03.2025 20

The Wire

Omar Rashid

'Most Corrupt Ever': BJP MLA Calls Out Widespread Corruption in Adityanath Govt

22.03.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

A UP Professor's Home and Library were Bulldozed, Now SC's Words Against Govt is a Glimmer of Hope

20.03.2025 9

The Wire

Omar Rashid

'No Remorse': 44 Years After 24 Dalits Were Killed in UP Massacre, Three Get Death Penalty

19.03.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Sambhal Police Ban Muslim Fair Honouring Nephew of Mahmud of Ghazni, Term it Anti-National

18.03.2025 20

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Did The Assault on an Unnao Muslim Man on Holi Kill Him? Here's What an Eye Witness Says

18.03.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Sambhal Jama Masjid to be Finally Whitewashed After Court Overrules ASI's Obstruction Attempts

12.03.2025 6

The Wire

Omar Rashid

UP: 'Love Jihad' Conspiracy Takes on New Colour as Muslim Women Now Painted as the Villains

11.03.2025 20

The Wire

Omar Rashid

UP Police Book Sambhal Imam, Seize Loudspeaker for Azaan at High Volume

10.03.2025 20

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Adityanath Defends Police Officer Who Asked Muslims to Stay at Home on Holi: 'People Should Accept it'

09.03.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

‘Cannot Rule Out Conspiracy to Defame Adityanath’: Judicial Commission on Hathras Stampede

07.03.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

BSP's Downward Spiral: How Mayawati's Whimsical Decisions Led to Akash Anand's Ouster

04.03.2025 4

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Adityanath Admits Downplaying Stampede Deaths at Kumbh

04.03.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

ASI Says Sambhal Mosque in 'Good Condition', Doesn't Need Fresh Paint; Photos Show Otherwise

01.03.2025 20

The Wire

Omar Rashid

A Tribal Couple in Jharkhand Defied a Village Diktat – and Paid With a Six-Year Legal Struggle

28.02.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Sambhal: HC Seeks ASI Report to Take Decision on Shahi Jama Masjid Repair Work Ahead of Ramzan

27.02.2025 3

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Slurs, Beatings, Thievery, Threats: How Dominant Caste Men Disrupted Dalit Weddings in UP

24.02.2025 7

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Maha Crime Mela: Theft, Snatching and Digital Fraud at Kumbh

23.02.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

'People Said 'Don't Do Post-Mortem'': Yogi Addresses Maha Kumbh Stampedes at UP Assembly

20.02.2025 5

The Wire

Omar Rashid

UP Legislators Can Now Speak in Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Bundelkhandi, Braj. Why Not Urdu, Asks Opposition

18.02.2025 7

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Seven Years, a Conviction and an Acquittal: How 3 Tribal Men Fought False Conversion Charges in MP

17.02.2025 20

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Nishad Party Worker Accuses UP Minister of Harassment, Dies by ‘Suicide'

17.02.2025 50

The Wire

Omar Rashid

The Story Behind Adityanath’s ‘Nawab Brand Crime’ Charge Against Samajwadi Party

14.02.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Ram Mandir Head Priest Who Opposed Hindutva Politics Over Ram, Dies

12.02.2025 6

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Is 2025 Maha Kumbh Really a 'Rare' Event Held After 144 Years?

11.02.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

BJP Wins Milkipur in Ayodhya by a Record Margin as Opposition Accuses Govt of Electoral Manipulation

08.02.2025 3

The Wire

Omar Rashid

'EC is Dead': Amid Rise in Voter Turnout, Akhilesh Yadav Alleges Bogus Voting in Milkipur Bypoll

06.02.2025 5

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Milkipur Bypoll: Awadhesh Prasad's Assertion of Dalit Identity Provides Opposition Momentum

04.02.2025 4

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Ahead of Milkipur Bypoll, Dalit Woman's Murder Pushes Adityanath on the Backfoot in Ayodhya

03.02.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

The Political Weight of the Kumbh Stampede Will Weigh Heavy on Yogi – Especially in Poll Season

31.01.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

An Ambedkar Statue and a Temple: Why the UP Police was Attacked in an Aligarh Village

29.01.2025 5

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Amidst Hate Speech Avalanche, 'Sanatan Board' Gets Nod at Maha Kumbh Dharma Sansad

28.01.2025 30

The Wire

Omar Rashid

‘Don’t Confine Sanatan Dharma to Boards’ Says Yogi as VHP, Akhara Parishad at Odds

26.01.2025 9

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Keralite Couple in UP Get 5 Years in Jail for 'Converting' Dalit Villagers to Christianity

24.01.2025 5

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Four Dead in UP Police's Shamli 'Encounter': Here's What Cops Say Happened

22.01.2025 6

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Milkipur Bypoll: SP Alleges Ayodhya Police Lodging False Cases Against its Members, Writes to EC

20.01.2025 5

The Wire

Omar Rashid

How an Aspiring Civil Judge's 'Low' Scores in a UP Judicial Exam Led to an Unveiling of Irregularities

20.01.2025 20

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Adivasi Man Acquitted in False Conversion Case Says His Relatives Were Coerced to File Complaint

16.01.2025 7

The Wire

Omar Rashid

In MP's Tribal Belt, 'Personal Grudge' Between a Preacher and a Driver Led to False Conversion Case

13.01.2025 20

The Wire

Omar Rashid

‘Don’t Call Disputed Structures ‘Mosques’, Muslims Should Hand Over Sambhal Masjid to Hindus’: Adityanath

11.01.2025 6

The Wire

Omar Rashid

A Birthday Party, a Legal Battle and an Acquittal: The Story of a False Conversion Case

10.01.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

After He Was Re-Arrested in Same 'Naxal Links' Case, UP Translator Gets Bail Again

09.01.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid

Allahabad High Court Stays Proceedings in Sambhal Mosque Case Till February 25

New Delhi: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday (January 8) stayed the trial court proceedings in the Sambhal Jama Masjid matter till February 25....

08.01.2025 7

The Wire

Omar Rashid

How the False Conversion Case Against This Dalit Labourer Fell Apart

This is the second article in a series of reports on people who won their legal battles after being falsely charged under the anti-conversion laws...

08.01.2025 10

The Wire

Omar Rashid